Stuart Butzier Named Secretary of Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
Stuart Butzier, a shareholder with Modrall Sperling, has been tapped as Secretary of the globally recognized Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF) by the Trustees of the Foundation….
Meg Meister Named Incoming Chair of Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
Meg Meister, a shareholder with Modrall Sperling, has been tapped Chairman-Elect by the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. She previously served as the Chamber’s Vice-Chairman for Membership. Meg…
Two Trailblazing ABA Presidents Meet at UNM School of Law
When the American Bar Association President visited New Mexico in April, it provided a unique opportunity: Paulette Brown, as the first woman of color to lead the ABA,…
Lucero to Chair Paralegal Division
Barbara Lucero, a paralegal at Modrall Sperling, has been elected to become the next Chair of the Paralegal Division of the New Mexico State Bar. She is slated…
40 Listed in Southwest Super Lawyers®
Modrall Sperling is pleased to announce 40 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized as 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers or Southwest Rising Stars. Seven were named among those in the Top 25 New Mexico Super Lawyers in 2016: Samantha M. Adams, John R. Cooney, Timothy L….
Tenth Circuit Finds for Navajo Mine
On March 30, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit summarily concluded that claims by several environmental groups against the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) — claims that threatened the temporary shutdown of Navajo Mine operations — were…
Michelle Hernandez Elected Vice Chair Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Hernandez has been elected Vice Chair and member of the 2016 Executive Committee of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Michelle is a shareholder at…
Complex Sale Preserves Economic Opportunities in Four Corners
Led by Meg Meister and Walter Stern and working collaboratively with BHP Billiton New Mexico Coal, Inc.’s in-house counsel and executive team, Modrall Sperling successfully completed the stock sale of BHP Billiton’s San Juan Coal Company (SJCC) and San Juan Transportation Company to Westmoreland Coal Company…
Modrall Sperling’s Recent Successes for New Mexico Employers
This month, Modrall Sperling shareholder George McFall and associate Jennifer Bradfute, along with Geoff Rieder and Meghan Stanford, of Foster, Rieder & Jackson, successfully tried an employment case to a 12-person jury before Judge Carl Butkus in the Second Judicial District Court. The plaintiff had…
Law Firms Care for Homeless During the Holidays
After spending the fall and winter months collecting much-needed items to be distributed to the area’s homeless during the holiday season, lawyers from the firms of Modrall Sperling…
